All you need to know to choose a hydroponic design
The 3 elements of hydroponic design:
Growing container
This could be a bed, a bucket, a tower, a raft, or really any watertight container that can support the media that it holds. The container is the part of the system that hosts the plants while the nutrient solution is flooded, streamed, or dripped through the media inside.
Sump tank
The sump tank holds and sometimes mixes nutrient solutions. In some systems, there is both a sump tank and a mixing tank. The use of both a sump tank and a mixing tank is more common on a commercial scale when separate levels for drainage and irrigation are needed or when an auto dosing system benefits from a separate tank.
Pump
There are two main types of pumps, each appropriate for different sized systems.
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